Reaction of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane with tellur and dimethyltelluride in the system of hydrazine hydrate-alkali

Abstract

A synthesis of oligomeric substance of thiocol type, the poly(trimethyleneditelluride), from 1-bromo-3-chloropropane and elemental tellurium is performed using a hydrazine hydrate-alkali system. Reductive splitting of the tellurocol followed by alkylation with methyl iodide give rise to preparation of bis(methyltelluro)propane, which was synthesized also from dimethyltelluride and 1,3-dihalopropanes using the N2H4·H2O/KOH system. Mass spectra of the synthesized low molecular weight organotellurium compounds are considered.